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BLASTIG GARMENT SUPPORT.

N0. 324,426. Patented Aug. 18. 1885.

N. PETERS. Phohr\.ilhngnlphln Wash'lnyau. DA C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB A. STEINAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. ASSIGNOR 'IO SAMUEL H. SAHLEIN, OB SAME PLAGE.

ELASTIC GARMENT-SUPPORT.

SPECIPIC'AIION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 324,426, dated August 18, 1885.-

' Application filed October 9, 1884. (Nb model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB A. STEINAN, a citizen of the United Stabes, residing ab New York city, in the county of New York and Stat-e 0f New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Elasbic Garmenb- Supports, of which the following is a specification, reference being had eo the accompanying drawings.

This invent-ion relates to waistbands for garments, such as are mainly worn by children. The invention consists in tl1e construction of t-11e band with elasoic' strips inserted therein. first by stitching the strips ab their lower end to be band, then upturning Ehe band to cover he strips, and finally by stibching the band between und ar0und euch elastic, forming a pocket for each strip.

The object 0f my invention is to permit children to roll and tumble aboub, stoop, or bend in any direction without; bursbing or te'aringoffthebuttonsorfl1s'oeningsbywhichtheupper and lower porbions of their garments are secufed, and ab thesame time adjust; and hold the garments in their proper and desirable position. I accomplish t-hese objects by means 0f the constfuotzion and arrangement of bhe vvaistband and its elastie Support, which Will be rnore fully pointed out and described in the speeification and claim.

Reference is now had to the drawings accompanying this application and forming a p2mrb 0f the same, in which Fignre 1 is a perspecti ve view 0f my invention, showing tl1e band With elastie abtauchmenb. Fig. 2 is a vertical seetion thereof. Fig. 3 shows the band with buttons 0n the elastics.

Sin1ilar letters refer to similar arts thronghout the drawings..

Referring t0 the dmwings, A represents a band 0f cloth 01 other suitable maberial, having attaehed thereto elastic pieces a. Said pieees eure 'provided With eyelets b or perforations 130 reeeive butatons, hooks, or other suitable devices, whereby said elastic pieces a may be attached or connected to a similar band or any oher garment In constructing this waistband the elastic strips are stitched ab the lower end 130 bhe band,the strips beingplaeed ab equal or proper distances apart. 'Ihe bottom of the band is then upturned t0 cover tahe elastics, when the waistband is eompleted by sewing its thieknesses together by stitehing the band between and aronnd each elastic, forming a pocket for each strip. 'lhis can all be done without removing t-he material from the sewing-machine.

In use, if the pants are provided with elastic eyelets, the weist; 01' coat musb be provided With buttons 01 suitable attachments, so tha t tl1e garments will ponnect together in a yielding and flexible manner.

Heretofore great difficulty and trouble have b.een experienced by attaehing buttons rigidly 130 childrens clothes. In playing they are coustantly changing position, and grea sbra-in is put 0n the buttons, whereby they are torn 01 broken oft. My invention removes this 0bjection, perrnits the child 60 move in any direclzion and t0 assume any position withont undue sbrain 0n the garments 01' the attachments by which they are held in place.

Having thus described my invention, what I elaim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1S

A garment provided With a waistband having aseries 0f elasuicsupportingstrips secured bhereto, the said waistband' being 1nade Wltll a lining folded from ehe bottom npward and inclosing the strips, which are secnred within the folded botbom thereof by throngh-andthrongh stitches, but which pass up the sides of t he starips, outside thereof, forming gl1ides 01 pockets, giving free play. longitudinally to l3ll6 strips, but preventing lateral movement the1eof, substantially as sei: forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signatnre in presence 0f two witnesses.

JACOB A. STEINAN.

' Witnesses:

M. D. SAHLEIN, D. D. MALLORY, J r. 

